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Segmented sleeping forces immediate hypnagogic vision states

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Waking up exactly at three in the morning to quietly meditate exploits a massive vulnerability in human sleep cycles. Interrupting deep REM sleep and immediately attempting to focus causes the brain to heavily bleed dream logic right into waking consciousness. You are catching the absolute peak of biological grogginess and framing it as divine insight.

Segmented sleeping forces immediate hypnagogic vision states
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